Dunadd

Dunadd Hillfort
Dunadd Hillfort
Kilmichael Glassary, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom
	Dunadd Hillfort Crag
Coordinates	56°05′10″N 5°28′43″W / 56.08611°N 5.47861°W
Type	Hillfort
Site information
Open to; the public	Yes
Condition	Ruin
Site history
In use	Ironage–16th Century C.E.
Materials	Stone

Dunadd (Scottish Gaelic Dún Ad, "fort on the [River] Add", Old Irish Dún Att) is a hillfort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, dating from the Iron Age and early medieval period and is believed to be the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata.^[1]^[2] Dal Riata was a Gaelic kingdom spanning the northern Irish coast to Argyll and the Scottish islands in the early centuries AD, possibly after the Romans had abandoned Southern Britain and at the time when the Anglo Saxons were crossing the North Sea to counter incursions over Hadrian's Wall by the Picts and Dalriadan Scots.

^ John Keay and Julia Keay, Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland, (Harper Collins, 1994) p. 255.
^ "Kilmartin Glen: Dunadd Fort". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[1] John Keay and Julia Keay, Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland, (Harper Collins, 1994) p. 255.

[2] "Kilmartin Glen: Dunadd Fort". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

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